WISH UPON A STORM (Montenegro Series #2)

Chapter 15

Dakota's POV.

I just got off mula sa tawag sakin ni Celestine, she is calling consistently to check on me.

Hindi ko alam kung hanggang kelan ako magsisinungaling na ayos pa ako, na ayos kami ng kapatid nya.

I just don't want to bother her anymore, she is finally starting to have a life at ayokong mas magalit pa sakin si Storm.

"Dakota here" nakangiting kumakaway sakin sakin si Leo habang itinuturo sakin ang available na spot sa bus.

May medical mission kasi kami sa isang province na sinalanta ng bagyo lately. Celestine wanted to come home to lead this project pero sabi ko I can go ahead and do it on her behalf, Leo, volunteered too.

"Thank you" sabi ko as I sat down beside him. I held my tummy na super visible na talaga dahil 5th month ko na.

"How's baby?" tanong ni Leo, nagsimula na din umandar ang bus at nag cheer pa ang mga doctors and medical staff na kasama namin. He opened up a bottle of water for me. "Did he come home last night?"

Inabot ko na lang ang tubig sa kanya at ininom iyon, avoiding his question.

"Heather" he called me again. "Hindi na naman no?"

"Geez, I know my name Hunter" pagbibiro ko sa kanya, trying to ease up the atmosphere by calling him sa first name nya since he called me sa second name ko.

"Why don't you tell us, kay Tita Akira, kay Tito or even kay Ate Celestine" Leo started. "He is making you miserable, pinakasalan ka ba nya para ganyanin lang?"

"Ssssh" sabi ko telling him to tone down his voice pero hindi kami pansin ng iba dahil busy sila at nasa unahan kami. "Let's just focus, let's just focus and be excited on helping those people"

"Yeah right, you help others and yet you forget the help that you need"

"Leo naman" sabi ko at tumingin sa kanya. "Hindi ako nakatulog kagabi, please wala munang sermon today?"

He sighed and looked back at me.

"Okay, okay" he said in defeat. "You can always tell me anything, anything Dakota! Kapag handa ka na"

Tumango ako at sumandal ng bahagya sa seat ko, I closed my eyes trying to sleep dahil madaling araw pa. Naramdaman ko naman na hinawakan ni Leo ang ulo ko at isinandal sa balikat nya, hindi na ko umalma as I really need to rest for a bit.

Ayoko namang maging completely useless mamaya.

"Just tell me, just tell me and I'll forget that I am a Hermosa, I'll forget he's a Montenegro and I'll take you both"

I heard what Leo said but I pretended to be sleeping.

What he said just added to the pain I am feeling. Storm is really difficult, he is always blaming me for everything, kapag nakikita nya ko parang gusto nyang masuka. He will just talk to me kapag tungkol sa baby namin. Hindi rin sya madalas umuwi sa bahay, kung uuwi man ay late na late at maagang umaalis, as if avoiding na magkita kami.

I love him, kaya hanggat kaya ko, hanggat kaya kong tiisin, titiisin ko, para na rin sa anak namin. He wouldn't marry me if hindi nya nakikitang may chance kami, right?

Si Storm pa rin ang umaandar sa utak ko hanggang sa tuluyan na akong makatulog.

I woke up na medyo ngalay ang leeg, nasa bus pa din kami at kasalukuyang umaandar pa rin, naka sandal pa rin ako kay Leo, I can smell his manly perfume na lately kinakahiligan ko.

He will often joke na sya ang pinaglilihian ko. I think so too pero hindi ko naman sinasabi dahil baka asarin nya ako.

I cannot also tell that to Storm dahil he once said that I am flirting with his cousin. Leo is extra caring to me pero he knows where he stand.